CITIZENS ADVICE COUNTY DURHAM

Charity number: 1151790
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are an independent advice charity based across the whole of County Durham. We are open to people who live, work or study in the county. People can come into one of our many centres or contact us on our Adviceline 0808 278 7821.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£2,165,915

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Donations and legacies £1.73k
Charitable activities £2.14m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £28.19k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£2,233,719

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £2.23m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £500,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £100,000 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £2.23m

People

79 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

60 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 April 2013: Standard registration
  • 02 January 2014: Funds received from 1121911 CHESTER-LE-STREET DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
  • 14 January 2014: Funds received from 1102084 WEAR VALLEY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
  • 17 April 2014: Funds received from 1129220 EAST DURHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
  • 25 November 2014: Funds received from 1113678 TEESDALE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
  • 09 January 2015: Funds received from 1107261 SEDGEFIELD & DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GDCAB (Working name)
  • GREATER DURHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jennifer Smurthwaite Chair 12 September 2022
THE CHURCH ESTATE
Received: On time
Peter Topping Trustee 23 January 2024
None on record
Adele Barnett Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
David Blackwell Trustee 16 November 2021
None on record
Alan Shield Trustee 21 September 2021
DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
EDEN MINER'S CENTRE
Received: On time
THE PROJECT GENESIS TRUST
Received: On time
John Scollen Trustee 17 September 2019
None on record
John William Taylor Trustee 15 March 2016
None on record
Michael Smith Trustee 20 May 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £3.72m £3.62m £3.58m £2.75m £2.17m
Total expenditure £3.44m £3.34m £3.53m £3.41m £2.23m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £1.57m £500.00k
Income from government grants £940.47k £660.71k £772.66k £1.10m £100.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £6.50k £0 £1.52k £411 £1.73k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £3.71m £3.61m £3.55m £2.72m £2.14m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £6.40k £6.49k £34.96k £31.16k £28.19k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £1.73k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.44m £3.34m £3.53m £3.41m £2.23m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £10.57k £12.69k £16.51k £24.22k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £612.98k £590.06k £582.10k £658.98k £657.92k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.35m £1.65m £1.53m £795.48k £676.72k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £417.87k £413.58k £232.50k £156.42k £104.41k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 30 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 03 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 JAN 2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/04/2014 as amended on 20 Sep 2022

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN COUNTY DURHAM.

Contact information

Address:
71 HIGH STREET
SPENNYMOOR
COUNTY DURHAM
DL16 6BB
Phone:
0300 323 1000
Email:
enquiries@citizensadvicecd.org.uk
Website:

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